As soon as Clark's words fell, the expensive tables, exquisite tableware, and chairs handed down from the entire restaurant were all floating in the air, and the chef wearing a white French top hat touched his somewhat cool bald head, only to find that the hat also flew up, he touched the bald head and looked at the white top hat in surprise, and tried to take it off the air, but even he was carried into the air. The iron rod with the whole roasted Orinock crocodile floated up from the stove, and the chef standing in front of it seemed to perform a hanging magic, but strangely the light grease did not rise into the air, and fell into the fire, and suddenly a small spark flashed.

Xie Minyun's hair fluttered in the air like aquatic plants, and her pupils as she stared at Clark seemed to shine with dazzling brilliance.

Seeing that the situation was about to erupt, Li Jiting dragged away the chair opposite Clark and sat down with a loud voice, and then the incredible scene in the restaurant was as if it had never appeared, and it returned to normal in an instant, and the light that was about to burst out in Xie Minyun's eyes struggled twice before slowly extinguishing.

Li Jiting smiled at Xie Minyun and said, "Mr. Clark really didn't mean to humiliate you, he is just an old man who has no resistance to anything worth collecting.... Urchin...... Two years ago, he went to Athena in a hurry to tell her that he wanted to collect her, but he was beaten up...... I had to go to the Athenian Ethnographic Museum and steal the statue of Athena and hide it in my bedroom....."

Li Jiting's mention of Athena seemed to make Clark a little embarrassed, the knife and fork he held in his hand froze for a moment, and said dissatisfiedly: "What is a hammer blaster? I just pity her and am reluctant to hurt her, so I can only hide..... Do you really think she can beat me?"

Li Jiting laughed "haha": "Does it matter for any reason? Anyway, you are just a chicken and a dog jumped by her, and in the end you can only go to Athens to grab a statue to show off your might." ”

"How can you, a scoundrel who doesn't know the joy of collecting at all, understand that I collect these things just to keep them from the pollution of the world, to give them the best environment, and to keep them alive as long as possible...... In fact, I never keep them in a room or museum, but in my heart, I am their servant, not that they are my objects....." Clark looked at Xie Minyun affectionately and said, there was really no possessiveness or SE desire in his eyes, there was just a pure appreciation and liking.

But no matter how pure Clark's eyes were, Cheng Mo, who had been ignored, was still very unhappy, he suddenly grabbed Xie Minyun's lukewarm Rouyi, pulled her to his side, and said coldly to Clark: "Mr. Clark, wake up, don't fantasize, even if you dream, I will shatter your dream, she is my wife." ”

Hearing Cheng Mo's domineering declaration, Xie Minyun secretly squeezed Cheng Mo's hand.

Only then did Clark notice Cheng Mo, who didn't look amazing, and looked at him slightly and said in surprise, "Wife?"

Li Jiting casually picked up a chocolate strawberry snack from the white porcelain plate, he just glanced at the black spots on it that were densely packed like mouse feces and swallowed the chocolate strawberry snack in one bite, and said in a muffled voice: "Clark, this is my apprentice..... And his wife, Miss Xie Minyun, is the princess of Huaxia, the only princess, the most beautiful pearl in our Chinese crown, even if you can buy the whole Europa, you can't get her a smile....." Li Jiting took another chocolate strawberry snack and sneered: "The most valuable woman...... It's not me who hits you, she already is..... Even Athena can't compare to her in terms of value!"

Li Jiting's mention of Athena again made Clark blush slightly, his eyes moved away from Cheng Mo, and he turned his head to look at Xie Minyun again, he sighed and said with regret: "I'm still thinking about who else in this world can compare to Athena, it turns out that you are Xie Minyun who broke Athena's record...... No wonder...... Is it just that you got married so early?"

Xie Minyun frowned, and said coldly: "Although this matter has nothing to do with you, it is indeed a fact. ”

"It's a pity! How can a goddess fall to the mortal dust for the sake of mortals. Clark said in a frustrated tone.

"Don't be verbose if you're an old virgin, you know how to ...... young people when they fall in love" Li Jiting glanced at Clark and ate another chocolate strawberry snack.

Seeing Li Jiting venting his bottom again, Clark blushed like a teenager, pointed to the chocolate strawberry snack and said angrily: "Do you know what is embellished on this?"

"What is it? There is a faint smell of red wine..... It's delicious anyway!" asked Li Jiting, looking at the chocolate strawberry cake.

"Maggots drunk with red wine. Clark looked at Li Jiting and laughed.

Li Jiting rolled his eyes, picked up a chocolate strawberry cake again, and said casually: "Clark, I'm from China...... Our Chinese cuisine is much broader and more profound than yours, what is made of live rats squeaking, cockroaches made of barbecue, cow dung made of hot pot, tadpoles boiled porridge..... Only you can't think of it, and we don't dare to eat without it..... By the way, your urine can also make a dish, which is called a boy egg ....."

After Li Jiting finished talking about the most disgusting dishes in China, Cheng Mo and Xie Minyun on the side looked at the exquisite food on the table with a slightly strange expression, but Clark swallowed his saliva and said, "Sounds interesting! You help me find two chefs to come over and let me experience it." After a pause, Clark said with a straight face as if he remembered something: "Leon, if you dare to say that I am that.... Piece..... Don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people!"

Li Jiting waved his hand and said, "No problem, if you don't say it, you won't say it, but you have to help me solve a small matter first." ”

"What's the matter?" asked Clarke, wary.

Li Jiting motioned for Cheng Mo and Xie Minyun to sit, and then said to Clark: "It's a trivial matter, I have hung a Uloporos with powerful skills stored in it on your website, and I want to exchange it for Tesla's 'Death Light' with you...."

"Stored with powerful skills?" Clark repeated Li Jiting's words, and asked directly, "It can't be Stern King's Uroboros, right?"

Li Jiting smiled "hehe" and did not answer, but it was equivalent to acquiescence.

Clark shook his head like a rattle, "I don't have to wade into this troubled water, you hang Uloporos on the website, and you can't contact Stern King yourself." ”

"Don't I want to wait? My apprentice is married, and I can't get a decent gift as a master, it's really embarrassing!" Li Jiting said bitterly.

Clark looked at Cheng Mo and Xie Minyun who were sitting at the next table, the two of them were already full of food in front of the waiter, but both of them did not move their knives and forks with solemn expressions, Clark smiled and said, "You really have to taste it, it is fried stick worms, roasted beavers and goat whips..... These are rare delicacies, but unfortunately you didn't come at the right time, and if you come by Christmas, we'll have roasted mammoth meat here....."

Xie Minyun said lightly: "I'm in Bigu, so I don't plan to eat." ”

Clark shrugged his shoulders and said, "That's a shame!" and then he looked at Cheng Mo.

Cheng Mo didn't have too many taboos, but he really didn't have much appetite for the dishes he heard Li Jiting say just now, but at this time he reluctantly picked up the knife and fork, chose a meat dish on the table for a long time, and slowly cut it.

Clark looked at Cheng Mo calmly eating vegetables, hesitated, turned his head and said to Li Jiting: "It's not impossible for the face of the goddess!"

Say. Li Jiting said.

"I hope Ms. Xie can be a model and leave a portrait for me. Clark said with a smile.

Li Jiting replied without hesitation: "Okay!"

Cheng Mo frowned and said, "No, in this case, I'd rather wait." ”

Xie Minyun reached out and shook Cheng Mo's hand, turned his head to look at Clark and said lightly: "Is this good, I'll help you take revenge and beat Athena...... In addition, I will be Mrs. Cheng, not Ms. Xie. ”

Hearing Xie Minyun's proposal, Clark's expression became excited, he closed his eyes for a moment, and his face said "That picture is too beautiful for me to look at", and only after a moment did he open his eyes and asked, "Do you think you can beat Athena, who is ranked first on the heavenly list?"

"Just take a look!" Xie Minyun replied.

Clark said very decisively, "Okay, but you have to leave the portrait here, and if you win, I'll give it back to you, and if you lose, you have to sign your name on the painting." ”

Cheng Mo looked at Xie Minyun and said in a low voice, "Isn't this okay?"

"Sooner or later, there will be a war. Xie Minyun looked back at Cheng Mo and said softly.

Clark stood up from the table, "Then please ask Mrs. Cheng to go to my study first, I will let my painter observe it, it doesn't take too long, my painter can remember the details very clearly in the carrier state....."

Xie Minyun nodded and stood up as well.

Clark made a gesture of please, Xie Minyun nodded slightly, and followed Clark away.

Cheng Mo looked at Li Jiting and said unhappily: "Uncle Li, I don't think this is good. ”

Li Jiting smiled and said, "Apprentice, are you going to be a wife and slave?" He grabbed a string of green bamboo shoots and goat whips made of cold vegetables, and smiled with a thief's eyebrows: "It's not right.... No wife and slave dare to cheat.... I'm really proud of you, I have the style I had back then, my taste is really good, Bai Xiuxiu and Shen Youyi are the best in the world..... It won't be far worse than Xiaojin....."

Cheng Mo said with a broken face: "Sister Bai and I are not what I thought! Last night was for the mission, so we had to ...... it."

Li Jiting moved a position and sat down on Cheng Mo, invited him to his shoulder and said: "I know women best, let me tell you, if she doesn't have a certain good impression of you, even the carrier won't kiss you..... What's more, it's still Captain Bai, I think her personality was more proud than Xie Minyun back then! But Xiao Gao's things have changed her a lot, and she is also a woman worthy of pity, you have to .....treat others well."

Cheng Mo has one head and two big, this kind of thing can never be admitted, he can only say expressionlessly: "There is really no such thing!"

Li Jiting touched his chin and said, "That's bad! If you want to marry three wives and marry three times, then wouldn't I have to give three gifts....... I have to go bankrupt!!" He patted his thigh and said with a look of annoyance: "I knew that I should have taken in a female apprentice! Maybe I can warm the bed!"

Hearing Li Jiting say this, Cheng Mo couldn't cry or laugh, and said a little angrily: "Uncle Li, don't make such a joke, it's not good for Sister Bai to spread it." ”

Li Jiting winked at Cheng Mo and asked, "Just tell me the truth, you don't have any thoughts about a woman like Bai Xiuxiu who is comparable to Venus?"

Cheng Mo shook his head quietly, and said very resolutely: "No!"

Li Jiting chuckled: "It's obvious that you're lying, if you hesitate, I may be deceived by you, but if you don't hesitate and say something like this directly, you must be lying, no man will not like a woman like Bai Xiuxiu." ”

Cheng Mo felt that he was fighting to the end, and he was waiting to refute it.

Li Jiting patted him on the shoulder and said meaningfully: "Actually, there are no scruples, Cheng Mo." No one is born knowing what he can and want to do, people are always constantly acting, practicing, self-doubting, and mustering up courage to strive towards the truest self. I think that life is the exploration of oneself and the world, and the understanding of the world in the climb of finding oneself. My experience says it all, some of it comes from genetics, and like you, some more from later experiences. I have traveled almost all over the world, met all kinds of people, seen all kinds of scenery, and finally became the person I am now. It's the same for everyone, constantly rubbed by reality into what it wants you to be. The only thing that can resist the harsh reality is love..... With love, you will have the weapon to fight reality!"

(The "Explorers' Club" is also a real club.) And eating mammoth meat, it's not something I made up, at the annual dinner in 1951, there was this dish)